What is Galapagos Verde 2050?

Galapagos Verde 2050 (GV2050) is a Charles Darwin Foundation project that aims to contribute to the conservation of Galapagos’ natural assets and to the well-being of its human population, using water-conserving technologies as a tool to implement a successful model for ecological restoration, along with sustainable agricultural practices that allow humans to live in harmony with nature.

The Galapagos Archipelago is one of the greatest biodiversity spots and an excellent conservation reference worldwide. There are more than a thousand different registered plant species within the islands, of which almost two hundred are endemic or only occur in the Galapagos Archipelago. This Charles Darwin Foundation project actively contributes to and aims for the conservation of this unique natural heritage site.

The GV2050 project maintains an interactive and continually-updated database through its own virtual platform, complete with a compatible Android app. This allows the user to track the current state of the project on every island and study site, including all recorded environmental and biological information.

The first sowing of baby Opuntia cacti on Plaza Sur, beginning its ecological restoration

Field workers launching the restoration of Baltra Island from numerous institutions: Galapagos National Park, the Biosecurity Agency of Galapagos, the Ecuadorian air force and the Charles Darwin Foundation

The first visit of John Loudon, president of our donor organization, COmON Land

International volunteer workers collect, clean, and count the seeds used for proliferation of native species

The Island of Española, located at the southeastern edge of the Galapagos Archipelago, is among the oldest islands within the archipelago at around 300 million years old. Due to its age and location...

Floreana is one of four inhabited islands in the Galapagos Archipelago, and although the earliest record of human settlement was in 1807, it has never supported a large number of people. The current...

Plaza Sur or South Plaza has historically contained many prickly pear cacti (Opuntia echios echios.), which is an important food source for animals such as the land iguana. However, there has been a...